How did Darwin's experience with Artificial Selection help him understand Natural Selection?
a) Darwin observed that through artificial selection, humans could selectively breed plants and animals to produce desired traits, which led him to speculate that similar processes might occur in nature.
b) Darwin noticed that artificial selection resulted in changes in populations over time, as individuals with favored traits were selectively bred, suggesting a mechanism for evolution.
c) Through his experiments with artificial selection, Darwin recognized that traits could be inherited and passed down to offspring, providing insight into how variations in natural populations might arise and persist.
d) Darwin's study of artificial selection allowed him to understand the role of environmental pressures and competition in shaping the distribution of traits within populations, leading to the concept of natural selection.